Au Ra Customization: Horns and Faces

[X'havir Vahl]

You guys keep bringing up lalafel and elezen ear customization but forget miqote gets tail options but not ear like the Au ra get tail options but not ear. And I've seen people cry since launch for miqote ear customization (though thats tied to hairstyle, not face and yes there are some differences) and nope, not happening. It's similar levels of customization options. And remember the Au Ra get the lingal rings and ring colours. That's an added layer the other races flat out do not get.

 

And while I would love for more, this is one of the few games I can get very unique looking characters from a limited set of predefined features.

 

I don't think they will break horns from faces honestly. I would like for them to adjust the colour of the extra horns that go with the hairstyles to match Raen or Xaela though.

[Edda]

It'll never happen, though it would be nice. If I've said it once, I've said it 100 times: muh PS3 limitations.

 

Even when they DO drop PS3 support (which will happen), I doubt they'll add in more customization options for any of the races simply because it would be more work/basically everyone would have to get a fantasia potion. Doesn't mean we shouldn't bug them about it though! But... don't get your hopes up.

[Kellach Woods]

As I said in another thread.

 

I pity the people working on the PS3 downport.

[K'nahli]

The crux of it is, while we are free to make positive estimates on the reaction of the Playerbase, Square Enix, or any game Developer really, have a bad track record of such assumptions.

 

Also, speculative equivalencies are merely speculative. The Limbal Ring for a Au Ra can be the equivalent of a tattoo Hyurs. Tail Sliders are muscle sliders are ear sliders and so on. Scale patches are beauty marks and scars and so-forth. 

 

Suddenly Au Ra get differential horns but Elezen don't get differential ears, followed by Mi'qote. Then that happens and Au Ra wonder why they don't have horn sliders and Hyur, Roe, and Taru wonder what they're going to get for all the new additions.

 

While you may think otherwise, Square Enix can't take that chance. They've got a backlog of bugs and concerns and imbalances and loads of complaints that there's not enough (insert piece of content here) to address, on top of any new content they wish to add. It would take time and resources to what would amount (to be fair) to an overhaul of the character creation and character rendering process. I assure you, it would not wind up being 'easier' than that given all the technical testing quality control, and coding (it's not just character wise, it's data storage and load both server side and client side)anything short of that wouldn't be worth the work load because of all the technical hurtles they'd have to cross.

 

It's easy to sit client side and speculate as to what little difficulty it would be to change something. It's an entirely different world to sit on the production side of what's pretty much considered a 'living game'.

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Again, as a personal perspective, I'd be all about more options. However I'm a hobbyist when it comes to following Gaming as an industry and am familiar with a lot of the tripping points and tropes of developers.

 

I do not see this happening, at the very least not anytime soon. The way it's structured implies to me that they created a rather rigid system off the bat and to expands the options will likely require a good bit of overall. I could be wrong, but my gut feeling on this tells me to settle in with what we have.

 

I'm not saying 'don't give feedback' as, again, I want this to happen too. Just please, please do not become hung up on it.

 

 

 

 

Mmn... in hindsight I think you are right in that I was downplaying the difficulty and resources it would require quite a bit. I apologise ^^a

 

I said it on tumblr, and I'll say it here:

 

Sure, but if they decide to not link horns to face type then they’ll have to make Miqo'te markings not linked to face type as well. Won’t happen.

 

Look at the character creator as a whole and you’ll see that each race has things that parallel the others in what you can change and what you can’t. They’d have to revamp the entire creator if they wanted to change this one thing.

 

 

People seem to forget we have the same problem with Miqo'te. No, it's not the ears that are linked to the face, but the markings we get. There's no mixing there either.

 

You are very right about the miqo'te markings. That never even crossed my mind.... perhaps because I was priveleged enough to get my favourite ones, haha ;

 

 

And while I would love for more, this is one of the few games I can get very unique looking characters from a limited set of predefined features.

 

I always find that impressive about this game, haha. It's a shame in a sense however, since one can only imagine the much greater diversity that could come with something more elaborate

[Hyrist]

 And remember the Au Ra get the lingal rings and ring colours. That's an added layer the other races flat out do not get.

This is incorrect.

 

The category the Lingal rings fall into is "Colorable Static Addition" In which the following races get:

 

Hyur, Lalfell, Miqote Seeker, Roe, Elezen Duskwight: Tattoos

Miqo'te Keeper, Elezen Wildwood: Ear Clips

 

 

Au Ra get neither of these - they get Lingal rings instead. Horn rings or ends are a static addition listed under what would otherwise be "Facial Features" Category for other races.

 

The only cases in which some races get 'more depth' than others is those who get muscles slides do not get to select 'Muscle Shape' in the same manner that Tails and ears get shape options.

[Flickering Ember]

I said it on tumblr, and I'll say it here:

 

Sure, but if they decide to not link horns to face type then they’ll have to make Miqo'te markings not linked to face type as well. Won’t happen.

 

Look at the character creator as a whole and you’ll see that each race has things that parallel the others in what you can change and what you can’t. They’d have to revamp the entire creator if they wanted to change this one thing.

 

 

People seem to forget we have the same problem with Miqo'te. No, it's not the ears that are linked to the face, but the markings we get. There's no mixing there either.

 

 

Au Ra face scale patterns (not adjustable in features) are also tied to faces so I figure they would be the parallel to miqo'te markings.

[Zhavi]

the horns are just so big and noticeable.

 

I notice faces most about characters. Faces and hairstyles. The horns are more prominent than hairstyles, to me. It's why I don't really get why they're facelocked, though given all of what everyone has said, I'm sure there's some practical reason.

 

Not a deal breaker, just another one of those things that makes me go, 'awwwww '

[Altitis Acquired]

the horns are just so big and noticeable.

 

I notice faces most about characters.  Faces and hairstyles. The horns are more prominent than hairstyles, to me.  It's why I don't really get why they're facelocked, though given all of what everyone has said, I'm sure there's some practical reason.

 

Not a deal breaker, just another one of those things that makes me go, 'awwwww '

 

Yeah, exactly how I feel as well.

[X'havir Vahl]

 And remember the Au Ra get the lingal rings and ring colours. That's an added layer the other races flat out do not get.

This is incorrect.

 

The category the Lingal rings fall into is "Colorable Static Addition" In which the following races get:

 

Hyur, Lalfell, Miqote Seeker, Roe, Elezen Duskwight: Tattoos

Miqo'te Keeper, Elezen Wildwood: Ear Clips

 

 

Au Ra get neither of these - they get Lingal rings instead. Horn rings or ends are a static addition listed under what would otherwise be "Facial Features" Category for other races.

 

The only cases in which some races get 'more depth' than others is those who get muscles slides do not get to select 'Muscle Shape' in the same manner that Tails and ears get shape options.

I honestly forgot all about tattoos probably because the choices are such crap for them to begin with. You get way more choice with the face paint and all the races get those.

[Michikyou]

I said it on tumblr, and I'll say it here:

 

Sure, but if they decide to not link horns to face type then they’ll have to make Miqo'te markings not linked to face type as well. Won’t happen.

 

Look at the character creator as a whole and you’ll see that each race has things that parallel the others in what you can change and what you can’t. They’d have to revamp the entire creator if they wanted to change this one thing.

 

 

People seem to forget we have the same problem with Miqo'te. No, it's not the ears that are linked to the face, but the markings we get. There's no mixing there either.

 

 

Au Ra face scale patterns (not adjustable in features) are also tied to faces so I figure they would be the parallel to miqo'te markings.

Thier scales are the equivalent of 'scars' or the beauty marks that certain races get. :3

 

I really still dont see why people are getting their knickers in such a twist.

[Naunet]

I really still dont see why people are getting their knickers in such a twist.

 

Nobody is "getting their knickers in a twist", but people are understandably disappointed at the restriction regarding the horns.